Amalfi Coast
How to Get Around Amalfi Coast
Getting Around
One road serves the entire coast, and understanding that is most of the planning. The SS163 is narrow, blind in places, and in summer slow enough that a fifteen-kilometre hop can take an hour and a half.
SITA buses run the length of it and are cheap, frequent and often too full to board at peak times — boarding at a terminus rather than mid-route helps. Ferries connect Positano, Amalfi, Minori, Maiori and Salerno from roughly April to October, and are usually faster, cooler and more reliable than the bus.
Driving is possible and rarely enjoyable. Parking is scarce and expensive, and restricted-access schemes operate in peak periods. A scooter is the exception: small enough for the road, and easy to park.
Within and between the nearer towns, the stepped paths are often quicker than any vehicle — Amalfi to Atrani on foot takes ten minutes and the bus takes longer.
Connections from Amalfi Coast
How easily, and at what cost, can you combine the region’s main destinations?
| Route | Best option | One-way time | Travel Smart take |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amalfi Coast and Capri | BoatSeasonal ferry · Summer only | ~1 hr typical, not a timetable | Possible in a day, but it takes most of one. |
| Amalfi Coast and Naples | Bus, or boat and bus | ~2 hr typical, not a timetable | Possible in a day, but it takes most of one. |
| Amalfi Coast and Sorrento | Bus | ~1 hr 15 min typical, not a timetable | Comfortable as a day trip. Amalfi Coast is a workable base for Sorrento. |
Cost compares the options for each route rather than quoting a fare: inexpensive means the price is not a factor in planning, moderate cost means a real line in the budget, and the expensive option is one worth weighing against the alternative. Fares change from year to year; the ranking between them does not.